Absent technique improvement, I am wondering if each swimmer has a ceiling that can never really be broken once a minimal amount of training has occurred. This is my theory based on my own swimming experience over the last year.
No matter how fast I flail my arms the result in the 50 free always seems to be the same - 28.5, 29.2, 28.7. Seems like a random result +- 0.5 seconds. :frustrated:
Can someone with those kinds of results ever eventually go 26 something just by training harder, doing more and more sprints, etc.. I would hope to hear that is a possibility even though I know I have some fundamental flaws.
In the same boat Herb, what recently helped me was practice sprinting, hypoxics, and lifting more. My fastest 50 was an enduring 27.74 done last month. So I started practicing 50's doing the first 25 without breath and now I can do close to the same time from a push several times subsequently with 2 minutes rest. I just changed my approach.
In the same boat Herb, what recently helped me was practice sprinting, hypoxics, and lifting more. My fastest 50 was an enduring 27.74 done last month. So I started practicing 50's doing the first 25 without breath and now I can do close to the same time from a push several times subsequently with 2 minutes rest. I just changed my approach.
